State

State Representative, 13th District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 3
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state representative votes on Indiana laws and the state budget in the Indiana House of Representatives.

Candidates Compare by issue

Brenna Geswein

Democratic

Engineer

The gist

Supports keeping public money in public schools, not vouchers
Supports consistent state funding for local health departments
Supports expanding access to contraception and maternity care
Supports reviewing tax incentives to require public benefits
Supports protecting families from shifted utility costs

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Supports keeping public money in public schools, not vouchers
Platform — Brenna Geswein for Indiana House District 13
Campaign website · Supporters of Brenna · electbrenna.com
“Public money should strengthen the schools that serve every child in every community.”
Supports consistent state funding for local health departments
Platform — Brenna Geswein for Indiana House District 13
Campaign website · Supporters of Brenna · electbrenna.com
“I support consistent, reliable funding so local health departments can do their jobs effectively.”
Supports expanding access to contraception and maternity care
Platform — Brenna Geswein for Indiana House District 13
Campaign website · Supporters of Brenna · electbrenna.com
“expanding access to contraception, maternity care, and ensuring women can make their own medical decisions”
Supports reviewing tax incentives to require public benefits
Platform — Brenna Geswein for Indiana House District 13
Campaign website · Supporters of Brenna · electbrenna.com
“Review tax incentives and require meaningful public benefits”
Supports protecting families from shifted utility costs
Platform — Brenna Geswein for Indiana House District 13
Campaign website · Supporters of Brenna · electbrenna.com
“Protect families from unfairly shifted utility costs”

Ben Davis

Socialist Party Of Indiana

IT technologist

The gist

Opposes building AI data centers
Supports doubling teacher pay
Supports ending qualified immunity for police
Supports replacing coal and gas plants with renewables quickly
Supports leaving pregnancy decisions to patients and doctors
Supports treating housing as a human right

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Opposes building AI data centers
Ben Davis for Indiana | House District 13
Campaign website · Ben Davis for Indiana · bendavisforindiana.com
“No AI Data Centers”
Supports doubling teacher pay
Issues — Ben Davis for Indiana
Campaign website · Ben Davis for Indiana · bendavisforindiana.com
“Teachers should make double what they do.”
Supports ending qualified immunity for police
Issues — Ben Davis for Indiana
Campaign website · Ben Davis for Indiana · bendavisforindiana.com
“Police should be more accountable to their actions than the general public due to the power they have, not less”
Supports replacing coal and gas plants with renewables quickly
Issues — Ben Davis for Indiana
Campaign website · Ben Davis for Indiana · bendavisforindiana.com
“We must build out renewables and retire fossil coal and gas plants as quickly as possible”
Supports leaving pregnancy decisions to patients and doctors
Issues — Ben Davis for Indiana
Campaign website · Ben Davis for Indiana · bendavisforindiana.com
“Each situation is unique and can only be decided by the pregnant person and their doctor.”
Supports treating housing as a human right
Issues — Ben Davis for Indiana
Campaign website · Ben Davis for Indiana · bendavisforindiana.com
“Every human deserves to have a place to call home”

Matt Commons

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; high school social studies teacher · Williamsport

The gist

Pledges to oppose tax increases and cut spending
Supports local control over state and national policies
Authored a law barring insurers from requiring gun-free zone signsIn office
Authored a law giving work-based learning students workers' comp coverageIn office
Authored a bill requiring a citizenship test to graduateIn office
Authored a law letting schools contract with religious preschoolsIn office
Voted for the 2025 mid-decade congressional redistricting billIn office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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Pledges to oppose tax increases and cut spending
Issues — Commons for Statehouse
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Matt Commons · commonsforstatehouse.com
“I'll oppose tax increases and reduce spending by exposing government waste, fraud, and abuse.”
Supports local control over state and national policies
Issues — Commons for Statehouse
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Matt Commons · commonsforstatehouse.com
“Our community leaders, not Indianapolis bureaucrats, should decide what is best for us.”
Authored a law barring insurers from requiring gun-free zone signs
House Bill 1274 (2026 session), "Insurance mandated gun free zone notices" — bill text and digest (HB1274.03.COMS)
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
“an insurer may not require an insured or prospective insured to post or display a gun free zone notice”
Authored a law giving work-based learning students workers' comp coverage
House Bill 1098 (2026 session), "Work based learning liability" — bill text and digest (HB1098.03.COMS)
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
“a student who performs services for an employer as part of a work based learning program is entitled to benefits under the worker's compensation”
Authored a bill requiring a citizenship test to graduate
House Bill 1160 (2026 session), "Naturalization examination" — bill text and digest (HB1160.01.INTR)
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
“requires a student to complete the exam with a score of not less than 70% in order to graduate high school”
Authored a law letting schools contract with religious preschools
House Bill 1102 (2025 session), "Contracting for preschool programs" — bill text and digest (HB1102.03.COMS)
Government record · Indiana General Assembly · iga.in.gov
“Removes language restricting school corporations from entering into a contract with a religiously affiliated nonprofit preschool program.”
Voted for the 2025 mid-decade congressional redistricting bill
House Roll Call 28: House Bill 1032 (Redistricting), third reading, Dec. 5, 2025
Government record · Indiana House of Representatives · Dec 5, 2025 · iga.in.gov
“Roll Call 28: Bill Passed HB 1032 - Smaltz - 3rd Reading”

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